diff --git a/ladders-remote.js b/ladders-remote.js
index 8cbbbfb68b..ce8a38a559 100644
--- a/ladders-remote.js
+++ b/ladders-remote.js
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-let Ladders = Ladders.get = module.exports = getLadder;
+let Ladders = module.exports = getLadder;
 
 function getLadder(formatid) {
 	return new Ladder(formatid);
 }
 
+Ladders.get = Ladders;
+Ladders.formatsListPrefix = '';
+
 function Ladder(formatid) {
 	this.formatid = toId(formatid);
 }
diff --git a/ladders.js b/ladders.js
index 5ef342c9e8..c1a795b296 100644
--- a/ladders.js
+++ b/ladders.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ function getLadder(formatid) {
 	return new Ladder(formatid);
 }
 
+Ladders.get = Ladders;
+
 // tells the client to ask the server for format information
 Ladders.formatsListPrefix = '|,LL';